Super Pet My First Home Tank Topper

Small animal cage expands the living space of your hamster, gerbil, or mouse

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Doubles the size of any 10 gallon aquarium tank in minutes

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Includes hideaway, food dish, water bottle, safety ramps, and more

The My First Home Tank Topper converts any 10 gallon tank into a multi-level high rise for hamsters, gerbils, and mice! The Wire Tank Topper snaps together in minutes to double the size of any 10 gallon tank. The well ventilated wire design provides pets with plenty of fresh air and allows you access to your pet with a top access door. The Tank Topper comes complete with 3 Comfort Shelves, 2 Safety Ramps, a "Bowl in the Hole" Food Dish, Critter Canteen Water Bottle, and a Little Brick House hide-out! A FREE Pet Nameplate is also included to personalize your critter's home. Measures 20.5" L x 11" W x 10.25" H. 1/2" bar spacing. For hamsters, mice, and gerbils.

Please click on "More Information" for assembly and cleaning instructions.

Assembly Instructions:

Unwrap the Wire Panels and lay on a flat surface with the doorway facing downward.

Carefully unfold the Front, Back, and Side Panels.

Lock the Right and Left Side Panels onto the Back Panel by snapping the Wire Hooks through the Wire Loops.

Lock the Front Panel onto the Side Panels.

Flip Wire Set to upright position. Position the Comfort Shelf with Opening on the 9th full-length wire bar down from the top on the left hand side, with the opening toward the rear of the home. Press down so that shelf locks firmly into place.

Position one of the remaining Comfort Shelves next to the Shelf just installed. Press down so that shelf locks firmly into place next to the Comfort Shelf with Opening.

Position the final Comfort Shelf on the 2nd full-length wire up from the bottom on the right hand side. Press down so that shelf locks firmly into place.

Attach the Safety Ramps to the Comfort Shelves by clipping the two tabs on the Ramp to the edge of the Comfort Shelf. Attach the 9" Safety Ramp onto the top left Shelf toward the front of the home. Attach the 12" Safety Ramp onto the lower right Shelf towards the rear of the home and lock into place.

Place the "Bowl-in-the-Hole" in the opening in the upper left Shelf.

Assemble the Little Brick House by folding the front, back, and sides inwards and locking the tabs in the corners of the front and back walls into the openings on the side walls.

Attach Stairs to Little Brick House by pressing the tabs on the back of the Stairs into the slots on the wall of the House.

Insert Water Bottle into opening in the top of the Little Brick House, so that the sipper tube on the Bottle emerges from the small oval opening in the front of the House.

Place House with Stairs and Water Bottle into the base of the 10-gallon tank, toward the left hand side.

Place the assembled wire Tank Topper with Shelves and Ramps on top of the 10-gallon tank. You may adjust the wire tabs on the bottom of the Tank Topper to get the best fit for your tank.

Clip Spring Latches to the rim of the tank to secure the home.

Write your pet's name on the enclosed Nameplate Label and place the sticker on the Pet Nameplate. Clip the Pet Nameplate to the wire anywhere on your pet's new home.

Note: My First Home Tank Topper comes with more detailed, illustrated assembly instructions.

Safety:
To safely secure your pet inside the home, firmly press the Z-Lock Latch on the top of the cage behind the 2nd cage bar up from the door opening.

To maintain a healthy environment for both you and your pet, the entire cage and accessories should be thoroughly cleaned and the bedding changed once per week. Cage and cage accessories can be washed with warm water and a mild soap. Thoroughly rinse each washed item, however, to ensure all soap residue is removed. Then let the product air dry before returning it to your pet's environment.

While cleaning your pet's cage and cage accessories, provide a safe, comfortable location in which your pet can exercise, explore, and play. To safely confine your pet, while also allowing her to get the essential exercise she needs, we recommend an Exercise Pen for Small Animals.

Love it
I love it!! It gives them so much more space to move around!!
July 22, 2012

Works great for my rat
I recently adopted a rat and was concerned the ten gallon tank I had wasn't enough room. Bought this to put on top, and it adds lots more room for my girlie :-) She loves to hang up at the top and wait for treats,and I haven't had any issues with her getting out. Also, the bars allow me to hang a hammock and other toys for her, which the tank by itself won't allow.
November 6, 2011

Not for Mice!
My sweet adult deer mouse escaped through the bars of this tank topper the first day it was installed. The 1/2" bars "give", and are easily bent wider apart, and there are places where the sides intersect that are actually wider than 1/2". I had raised my mouse "Satellite" from when she was as small as a thumb tip. I am very upset to have lost her! I cannot recommend this product for use with any mouse. I learned the hard way that a large mouse can squeeze through an incredibly small opening. Otherwise, the product attaches securely to the tank and looks adorable for larger pets.
November 4, 2011

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I regret to say that I found out the hard way that this tank topper is NOT nice for mice. I left a product review on this website today. My dear adult deer mouse "Satellite" escaped the first night I had the new home set up for her. The 1/2 " bars easily give, allowing for bending, and there are wider spaces where the sides intersect. Even though I had run extra wire to close up the spaces where the sides intersect, I did not count on the 1/2" bar space openings being too large. Mice are incredibly flexible creatures and will escape from this. I now know that if a mouse can get can get its head through an opening, then the rest of her body--no matter how seemingly large--will follow. I loved my pet, so I am very angry about this. I had raised her from infancy, using an eye dropper...

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You don't have to install them, and I've heard that people just make their own shelfs and ramps using wood (screw in using a washer from the outside to secure to the cage where you want it). However I just received one of these cages yesterday and I think I'm going to keep looking myself. The wire is extremely weak and easily bendable, the gaps on the sides seem really large and worry me, I can't imagine my gerbils not escaping if they really wanted to, the latch on top isn't secure enough at all... and all of the plastic stuff that came with mine was mismatched and 2 of the shelfs were the wrong ones.

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Thank you for your question. The Super Pet My First Home Tank Topper is a kit that comes with 3 Comfort Shelves, 2 Safety Ramps, a "Bowl in the Hole" Food Dish, Critter Canteen Water Bottle, and a Little Brick House hide-out. Unfortunately, we are unable to remove the kit to take the plastic parts apart. May we suggest donating these portions of the product to a local shelter? -acs

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Thank you for your question. This Tank Topper comes with the wire cage pictured, 3 Comfort Shelves, 2 Safety Ramps, a "Bowl in the Hole" Food Dish, Critter Canteen Water Bottle, and a Little Brick House hide-out. The 10 gallon glass aquarium pictured is not included.

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I'm getting a Syrian hamster in a couple weeks so I'm looking for the perfect cage. I was going to use my old critter trail cage but the tubes are too small for a Syrian hamster. I already have a 10 gallon aquarium I can use with an add on, but want to be sure the add on will make enough space for a Syrian hamster. Any/all help is greatly appreciated!

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